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恥辱 (ちじょく, chijoku) Japanese meaning: disgrace | Kotomora
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Kanji 辱 embarrass, humiliate, shame Related words 恥 is the common, everyday word for embarrassment or shame, while 恥辱 is a heavier, more formal term for deep public disgrace.
屈辱 stresses the feeling of being humiliated by someone else's actions, while 恥辱 can also describe shame arising from one's own conduct.
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He considers that failure a lifelong disgrace.
The defeat was a great humiliation for the country.
Usage patterns 〈 人ひと 〉 に 恥ち 辱じょく を 与あた える to humiliate someone; to inflict disgrace on someone
He humiliated his subordinate in public.
恥ち 辱じょく を 受う ける to suffer disgrace; to be humiliated
The defeated general suffered a great humiliation.
恥ち 辱じょく に 耐た える to endure a disgrace
She endured the disgrace and remained quietly patient.
恥ち 辱じょく を 晴は らす to clear one's disgrace; to redeem one's honor
He worked hard to redeem himself from the disgrace.
汚名 refers to a tarnished reputation or stigma attached to one's name, whereas 恥辱 is the raw feeling or state of disgrace itself.
Opposites 名誉 means honor or a good reputation, the direct opposite of the disgrace expressed by 恥辱.
恥辱 means shame or disgrace, the direct opposite of the brilliant honor expressed by 栄光.
恥辱 means disgrace or shame, the direct opposite of the public honor expressed by 栄誉.
Etymology Compound of 恥 (chi, 'shame') and 辱 (joku, 'disgrace'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the combination has long been used to express deep dishonor.
